FNUS71 KLWX 072128 FWSLWX SPOT FORECAST FOR FENCE FIRE...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 528 PM EDT SAT APR 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1718 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES TODAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF MARYLAND...THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT AND FUEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY... NORTHERN VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA AND MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MARYLAND. FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL VIRGINIA INTO LOWER SOUTHERN MARYLAND...WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG. HOWEVER...AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES IS LIKELY ACROSS THESE AREAS. SHOWERS AND HIGHER HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED MONDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF NEXT WEEK...BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 51 49 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 41 40 RH..............24 27 30 34 38 40 43 43 44 44 42 44 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 8 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15 15 10 EYE LVL WND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N EYE LVL WND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 EYE LVL WND GST.22 21 20 19 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7400-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 24 MPH. SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 40 38 34 36 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 43 51 56 60 61 RH..............44 43 32 27 25 28 20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 8 NW 10 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 20 25 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 4 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 9 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 15 15 15 20 25 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...ZUBRICK REQUESTED BY...HULSE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120407.FENCE.01/LWX